Division I Men

Springer, Binghamton Power Past Quinnipiac

from press release

VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton (4-4) used a
late third quarter 3-0 run to propel themselves to an 11-9
non-conference victory over visiting Quinnipiac Saturday afternoon
at the Bearcats Sports Complex. Three players tallied two or more
goals on the day for BU, led by junior Matt Springer's three scores
in a game that featured three ties and three lead changes.

Down 7-6 with a shade over 11 minutes remaining in the third
quarter, Binghamton's offense stepped up. After some good ball
movement, junior Kelly Dongian received a pass from freshmanJohnny
Maher about 15 yards out. Donigan took a step to his left and lined
a shot into the back of the net, tying the score up at 7. Minutes
later, Binghamton's defense generated a score. Off the caused
turnover from Garrett Augustyn, senior midfielder Shane Warner
scooped up the ground ball and headed toward Quinnipiac's defensive
third. Warner beat a few defenders and found a wide open Springer
who scored a quick stick goal at the 8:39 mark in the third.
Nearing the end of the quarter, Donigan once again struck for the
Bearcats on an unassisted goal that put the home squad ahead two at
9-7.

After both teams traded a pair of scores in the fourth,
Quinnipiac crept closer. Senior Basil Kostaras netted a quick goal
off the feed from Tom Gilligan to pull the Bobcats to within one
with just under five minutes left. With tensions building,
Binghamton locked away the win on the goal from sophomore JT Hauck.
Sophomore Tucker Nelson found a cutting Hauck who beat the Bobcats
goalie Gill Conners high for his fourth score of the season. The
Bearcats improve themselves to 4-4 on the season and an impressive
3-1 at home.

Joining Springer and Donigan with a multi-goal effort was
sophomore Brandon Planck who finished with two goals on the
afternoon. Nelson was sensational feeding his teammates once again
on Saturday, dishing out a team-high three assists. He also tallied
a goal on a man-up opportunity.

Junior Alex Doerflein also had himself a day for Binghamton .
The faceoff specialist won a career-best 17-of-23 against the
Bobcats who came into Saturday with a .514 win percentage from the
faceoff "x". Doerflein also scooped up a team-high 13 ground balls
and scored his first career goal in the first quarter. Junior Max
Schefler made a host of fantastic stops against Quinnipiac;
wrapping up the game with 13 saves.

Binghamton was a perfect 13-of-13 on clears and didn't commit
one penalty all afternoon. Despite 18 turnovers, Binghamton was
able to win the shot battle (43-34) over the Bobcats.

The Bearcats scored the fastest goal in their program history
with a Springer tally just six seconds into the game. Two minutes
after Springer's goal, Planck put BU ahead 2-0. Off a hand off
exchange from Tucker Nelson, Planck ducked his way into the front
of the cage and snuck a shot past Conners. After a Quinnipiac
score, Alex Doerflein won the ensuing faceoff and muscled his way
to secure the ground ball. After a quick dodge down the left side
of the field, Doerflein fired a low and quick shot that caught
Connors off balance and found its way into the back of the net for
his first collegiate goal. Now with the score 3-2, Planck ended the
quarter with an exclamation point. Off the quick restart, he dodged
to his left, found and opening and sent a lefty wrist shot into the
net; his second score of the quarter.

The Bobcats bounced back in the second, scoring the quarter's
first two goals. Leading scorer Michael Sagl found the back of the
net first, his only score of the day. Long stick defender Carmen
French also scored after he completed a clear as the visitors tied
the game at 4. Nelson ended the half with his man-up score as BU
held a 5-4 lead at break.

The Bearcats outscored Quinnipiac 6-5 in the second half, but
more importantly 5-2 over the remaining 25 plus minutes of play.
Despite allowing 11 goals, Gil Conners had a big day for the
Bobcats. He made 15 saves in the loss.

Up next for Binghamton is the conference opener against the 20th
ranked Albany Great Danes. BU will host them on Saturday, March 30
at 3 p.m..

Notes
With the victory, BU moves to 4-2 all-time versus Quinnipiac...
Senior Tyler Perrelle scored the opening goal in the second half
and in the process recorded his 100th career point—the most
in school history... Tucker Nelson has 18 assists on the season,
that total is the third highest ever in a single season at
Binghamton (record is 23 set by Matt McNamara in 2004)... As a
defense, Binghamton has allowed double digit goals just twice this
season—they are 4-2 when holding opponents to less than 10
goals.